Finally Together: The Christmas Season Episode 10: New Years’ Eve (FINALE)

JOSH
Happy last day in our house everyone!

ANDREW
We’ve really appreciated you being here, but today’s the last day!

CHRIS
You sound a little too excited.

ANDREW
Don’t take this personally but it’s not exactly how we anticipated our holiday break going.

JOSH
Please tell me everyone made plans to get back home.

DAVID
I did. And my whole family is actually coming back with me! Mary, Chris, AND Julian!

DREW
And me.

DAVID
And Drew!

BRITNEY 2
Mom, I assume you’re ditching Nate to keep up with your track record of breaking up with guys at family reunions?

CATHERINE
No, I’m staying with Nate.

BRITNEY 2
And we’re sure Nate’s fine with that?

NATE
It’s either her or my mom living with me, so the choice is obvious.

BRITNEY 2
Was it really though?

NATE
Actually no.

BRITNEY
I know I’ve made travel plans too. Steve’s moving in with me!

WILLIAM
I would assume so. Where are you moving in to?

BRITNEY
I’m not moving anywhere. He’s moving in with us.

WILLIAM
I’m not sure that’s going to work.

DAISY
It’ll be fun! A step-mom and her step-daughter going through pregnancies and engagements at the same time and in the same house!

JULIAN
What happened to this family?

STEVE
I know, right?

CATHERINE
I don’t even care how complicated things are getting, this is going to do great for that blog of mine. Time to actually make some money!

JOSH
Can we join once the adoption is finished? We’re kind of out of money as well.

BRIAN
Does anyone in this house have any money?

DAISY
Me!

BRIAN
Do I want to know why?

DAISY
I was a performer.

BRIAN
So I didn’t want to know why then.

DAISY
What? I played some key parts in some really high-paying gigs;

WILLIAM
Daisy, we went over this, saying you were a “performer” suggests something else.

DAISY
Oh. Right.

DAVID
I’m getting by financially, but not by much.

FRAN
Your Dad and I are broke too. Brian, I would love to go back to Poland but we just can’t afford to live on our own there.

JOSH
Uh oh.

FRAN
I feel terrible about asking this but—

JOSH
No you don’t.

FRAN
I think we need to move in with someone.

BRIAN
I’ve already decided it’s not going to be with William, Daisy, Britney, Steve, Britney 2, and the two babies.

FRAN
And David, we should give you your space while you’re trying to keep your marriage together. Plus, Mary is a pro at raising kids!

MARY
I’ve done it two or three times.

DREW
You’ve done it three times.

FRAN
Catherine has no grandchildren for us to take care of—

CATHERINE
Yet.

FRAN
—And Josh and Andrew did promise me that I’d get to be the first to see their adopted child if they ever had one...

ANDREW
We did?

JOSH
I am so sorry Andrew.

FRAN
We’re moving in!

BRIAN
To this house? The one we just left?

FRAN
Yes.

JOSH
That’s it, we’re leaving.

ANDREW
Josh, maybe we could work something out? Split the house into two sections, maybe? We could use the money.

JOSH
That’s true. Alright, I’ll make you a deal. You can move in, but don’t expect us to be doing everything together with you.

FRAN
I can’t believe this! We’re finally back home!

BRIAN
Yay.

JOSH
Alright, now that this is settled, everyone take some leftover pizza pockets. Happy New Years’ everyone! Goodbye for now!

Finally Together: The Christmas Season Episode 9: One Day Before Leaving

FRAN
It’s official everyone. We’re not going back to Poland.

BRIAN
Please?

FRAN
It’s too expensive for us. In fact, with all the money I spent on buying those Christmas presents, who knows where we can afford to live!

BRIAN
I’m sure we’ll find a place. So, Poland?

FRAN
I wonder where we could stay if we can’t find a house.

BRIAN
Poland.

FRAN (louder)
I said, I wonder where we could stay if we can’t find a house.

ANDREW (to JOSH)
She wants us out of here doesn’t she?

JOSH (to ANDREW)
Yes.

JOSH
Watch out Catherine, we might have to move back in with you the way things are going!

CATHERINE
Oh. About that, I sold that place.

ANDREW
Seriously?

NATE
Yep. My mom bought it.

CATHERINE
And the way things are going, Mary’s right there with her.

JULIAN
What’s that now?

CHRIS
Julian, Mom hates Dad.

DREW
He knows, everyone knows.

MARY
Actually, David and I have decided to stay together.

DAVID
We have? Why?

BRITNEY
I convinced her. Catherine, she’s going to help out with your mom blog, but she can’t have any material without her kids. Look at your posts, they’re pathetic!

CATHERINE
I started that up as a joke—

BRITNEY 2
Told you.

CATHERINE
—But I could use a way to make money. If it works, I’m good with it.

JOSH
Let me and Andrew join in then.

BRIAN
Why, you don’t have any money?

ANDREW
No, neither of us can get jobs. Happy? We said it.

JOSH
Actually you said it, this was supposed to be our secret!

ANDREW
It wouldn’t be a family reunion without us spilling a major secret.

JOSH
True.

DAISY
So about this mom blog...I can help every now and then.

BRITNEY 2
Daisy, you’re not a mom.

WILLIAM
She can be a step-mom though.

DAISY
What are you saying?

WILLIAM
I’m saying...

BRITNEY
No!

BRITNEY 2
THANK YOU!

BRITNEY
I’m first. Steve, will you marry me?

WILLIAM
No, me first! Daisy, will you marry me?

DAISY
Yes!

STEVE
Hold on.

BRITNEY
Uh oh.

STEVE
William, do I have permission to marry her?

DAISY
I don’t approve!

BRITNEY
What?

DAISY
Oh. I thought Steve was trying to marry me.

STEVE
And why would I be doing that?

BRITNEY
My answer is yes.

STEVE
OK then, I guess we’re getting married!

DAISY
By the way everyone: I’m pregnant!

MARY
Same! It’s the real reason I’m staying with David.

DAVID
Is it mine?

MARY
Who else?

JOSH
Is now a good time to say that Andrew and I are adopting a kid?

BRITNEY 2
Hold up. We’ve all been together for more than a week and this stuff is just being revealed now?

ANDREW
Obviously. With only one more day, anyone who doesn’t like the news will be gone until the next family reunion anyways.

FRAN
We should celebrate!

BRIAN
I think they’ve done enough so-called celebrating since everyone got here.

FRAN
We’ll celebrate anyways. Wow, all the more reason for us to not go back to Poland!

Finally Together: The Christmas Season Episode 8: New Years’ Decorations

JULIAN
I need to ask this question: What are New Years’ decorations?

ANDREW
They’re basically just Christmas decorations, but without them.

JULIAN
So...nothing?

ANDREW
You got that right. Come on everyone, help me take down the decorations?

DAISY
What if we don’t want to?

ANDREW
It would be nice if you could help anyways.

DAISY
Sorry Brian, I guess you have to help.

BRIAN
Thanks for trying.

JOSH
How about everyone takes the ornament off the tree that they put up.

CHRIS
I have absolutely no idea which one that was.

DREW
I know what mine was.

BRITNEY
What was it?

DREW
Fine. I don’t know.

JOSH
That settles it, I’m taking them all down myself.

MARY
Thanks for helping him, David!

DAVID
What’s your problem?

MARY
That you didn’t help him!

DAVID
Or maybe you just hate me.

MARY
That’s right.

ANDREW
Everyone stop fighting! Can somebody take down the manger!

BRITNEY
I’ll do it! The baby in there gives me a resemblance of what I think Hannah will look like when she’s born.

BRITNEY 2
You think your daughter is gonna look like Jesus?

BRITNEY
I...guess. Why not?

BRITNEY
Just a hunch, but I think they’ll look very different.

STEVE
I told you this already Britney, Jesus didn’t have a biological father. Hannah does, and he’s here to stay.

MARY
Why can’t you be like that?

DAVID
I’ve stayed for decades! Why don’t you ask Catherine!

CATHERINE
I only regret not leaving earlier.

DAISY
I regret that you stayed so long too! And so does William!

CATHERINE
You’re cutting it close there.

WILLIAM
I do like Daisy better.

CATHERINE
Aw thanks!

NATE
Catherine, don’t get jealous.

CATHERINE
I’m not jealous!

BRITNEY 2
You sound it.

FRAN
Everyone, stop!

ANDREW
What is it Fran?

FRAN
I finished taking down all the decorations while you were busy fighting. Happy almost new year everyone.

Finally Together: The Christmas Season Episode 7: Silence Night

FRAN
Family games time!

DAVID
Why?

MARY
Because she said so.

JOSH
Seriously though, what incentive do we have to win this?

FRAN
You’ll see.

BRIAN
We really aren’t going back to Poland, are we?

FRAN
You’ll see.

BRIAN
So no.

FRAN
Let’s break into the groups we were in for baking cookies. Really there’s only one challenge in these family games.

DREW
What is it?

FRAN
The silence game. If your team has the person who has been silent the longest in it, they win! Let’s start!

CATHERINE
Let’s not.

MARY
OK Catherine’s out.

DAVID
That means you are too, Mary.

BRITNEY
She is?

BRITNEY 2
Yes Britney, she is.

JULIAN
Did we start yet?

STEVE
Yes, we started.

DAISY
When does it end?

WILLIAM
Not sure, I kind of missed the rules.

DREW
Me too.

BRIAN
Fran, can you explain the rules again?

FRAN
No, you’re all out now because you weren’t quiet!

CHRIS
That means you are too.

FRAN
Crap! You’re right! Looks like only Josh and Nate are left.

NATE
And Britney.

FRAN
No, Britney already talked. Josh, our team wins! Congratulations to me, Josh, Brian, Catherine, and David!

CATHERINE
How fun.

BRIAN
Fran, this truly was boring.

FRAN
It doesn’t matter if you had fun as long as you won.

JOSH
Do I even want to know what we win?

FRAN
This house!

DAVID
Yeah no thanks.

CATHERINE
Same, I can’t afford another lifestyle change.

JOSH
Andrew and I already won this house the last time around, remember?

FRAN
Yeah, but this time Brian and I also won it.

ANDREW
So what you’re saying is...

FRAN
Oh I don’t know, maybe I want to move back in.

BRIAN
Or maybe you want to go back to Poland?

JOSH
Yeah, you probably want to move back to Poland.

FRAN
No I think I want to stay here.

ANDREW
You can’t stay here.

FRAN
Why not?

ANDREW
Because...Josh help me out.

JOSH
Not sure what to say.

DAISY
Parents moving back in with the kids sounds like a good idea to me!

BRITNEY 2
How about kids moving back in with the parents?

DAISY
Step-moms count!

BRITNEY 2
Huh?

JOSH
Everyone, we have some sorting out to do. I never knew it would be an issue to figure out who is living with who, but apparently with this family it is.

CHRIS
Or we could put up New Years’ decorations.

JOSH
Not sure if there’s such a thing but I would actually rather do that.

Finally Together: The Christmas Season Episode 6: Gift Opening

FRAN

We never did finish that gift swap the other night, did we?

NATE
Nope.

FRAN
Let’s pick up where we left off!

CHRIS
If we’re doing that then can I put my lamp back and pick again?

FRAN
Sure! Come on everyone, gather around in the living room.

ANDREW
And to be clear, this gift swap does not involve getting to trade with other people, despite the name?

FRAN
You got that right. Andrew, how about you go first. Take the one in the middle if you want.

ANDREW [opening gift]
It’s...butter and sugar. Wow, that’s not passive aggressive at all.

JOSH
I suppose I’ll go next. OK...this looks like a flip phone case.

FRAN
It is!

JOSH
Thanks?

FRAN
You’re welcome! Catherine and Nate, your turn.

CATHERINE [opening gift]
Not a Britney CD. Oh well.

BRITNEY 2
Mom you have them all already.

CATHERINE
Yeah but I only have two copies of every one.

NATE [opening gift]
A paper straw. That should go well with Catherine’s glass, at least.

FRAN
David and family, go next.

DAVID [opening gift]
Wow, I got a computer!

MARY [opening gift]
Gift card. I’ll be spending it, not you, David.

DREW [opening gift]
This looks like an ornament nobody put on the tree.

JULIAN [opening gift]
So is this.

CHRIS [opening gift]
You’ve gotta be kidding me, I got the lamp again.

FRAN
Everyone else, open up gifts!

BRITNEY
Do we have to?

BRIAN
I’ll open...OK, this seems to be a soccer ball. But why?

BRITNEY
Fine. Here goes nothing...oh look, a computer!

BRIAN
Fran, do I want to know how many of those you got?

FRAN
Just those.

BRITNEY 2 [opening gift]
And I got a mouse pad.

BRITNEY
You lose!

STEVE [opening gift]
Here’s a t-shirt that looks like it’s been on the floor in this house for weeks.

ANDREW [to STEVE]
I’ll take that.

WILLIAM [opening gift]
This looks like an engagement ring. Wow!

DAISY [opening gift]
I got a tulip.

FRAN
That was fun!

DAVID
Was it?

FRAN
Maybe not everyone got what they wanted but our family games are tomorrow so that’ll cheer everyone up!